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Crispin: Back in Press Start, we looked at cool 2K3 titles that weren't getting the attention they deserve (see Under the Radar, page 44). Now, let's focus on the flip side: splashy games that don't live up to their smothering hype. Like, does anyone remember that 16-bit-era fighting game for Super NES and Genesis, Rise of the Robots? It was billed as the next Street Fighter II, but with androids. It looked pretty cool, but I could never get my jalopy warrior to do more than two moves: punch and kick. I felt so used and abused after wasting $50 on that stinker.
Greg: I was all about the Sega Genesis games in the early '90s, and the anticipation for Phantasy Star III …